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Teacher(s)
Language
Dutch
Prerequisites
The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| The purpose of this course unit is to provide a general overview of Belgian business law. Students get an insight into the various fields of business law so that they can subsequently specialise further in the master's programmes. A link is also made with the other branches of law dealt with in the other course units (such as the law of obligations and special contracts). After this course, the student is able to work his way independently in the various fields of business law. |
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Content
The course consist of:
(1) Introductory lesson
(2) The concept of undertaking (functional and formal sense) and its legal consequences
(3) Freedom of enterprise incl. the European freedoms
(4) Competition law
(5) Market practices and consumer protection
(6) Main commercial contracts
- franchising
- leasing
- exclusive distribution concession
- commercial rental
- commercial agency
(7) Payment transactions and financing of the company
(8) Principles of company law as a special form of enterprise
(9) Companies in difficulty: bankruptcy law
(1) Introductory lesson
(2) The concept of undertaking (functional and formal sense) and its legal consequences
(3) Freedom of enterprise incl. the European freedoms
(4) Competition law
(5) Market practices and consumer protection
(6) Main commercial contracts
- franchising
- leasing
- exclusive distribution concession
- commercial rental
- commercial agency
(7) Payment transactions and financing of the company
(8) Principles of company law as a special form of enterprise
(9) Companies in difficulty: bankruptcy law
Teaching methods
Ex cathedra with active class participation.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral examination with written preparation (closed books).
Further information will be communicated to the students during the semester.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral examination with written preparation (closed books).
Further information will be communicated to the students during the semester.
Evaluation methods
Written examination
Further information will be communicated to students during lectures
Further information will be communicated to students during lectures
Other information
None
Bibliography
- Notities van de colleges
- Wetboek Economisch Recht (WER) en Wetboek vennootschappen en verenigingen (WVV)
- Europees verdrag betreffende de werking van de EU (VWEU) en andere wetgeving besproken in de colleges
- DIRIX, E., STEENNOT, R. en H. VANHEES, Ondernemingsrecht in hoofdlijnen, Antwerpen, Intersentia, 2019
- VAN DAMME, N., Beginselen van vennootschapsrecht, syllabus in opbouw
- Wetboek Economisch Recht (WER) en Wetboek vennootschappen en verenigingen (WVV)
- Europees verdrag betreffende de werking van de EU (VWEU) en andere wetgeving besproken in de colleges
- DIRIX, E., STEENNOT, R. en H. VANHEES, Ondernemingsrecht in hoofdlijnen, Antwerpen, Intersentia, 2019
- VAN DAMME, N., Beginselen van vennootschapsrecht, syllabus in opbouw
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